The PlayStation Vita.  Though it may not be everyone’s ideal handheld choice (the 3DS is out there, along with cheaper handhelds and that iPhone thing), it’s still a sleek little thing that’s well worth playing.  Sony has made quite a push with the system so far, with a number of impressive games and a few more on the way, including Resistance: Burning Skies landing at retail (and digitally) later this month.  But when it comes to games you MUST have, what are the best choices for the system?

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment has always worked closely with real soldiers. Founded by Tom Clancy 15 years ago, the Ubisoft studio has worked on the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon games over the years. With Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, military advisor Dutch DeGay played an instrumental role in bringing an accurate near future world to life for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers. DeGay breaks down the blurring of reality and virtual in this exclusive video interview below.

One of the highlights from this year's PAX East event was a huge standee for Ubisoft's upcoming Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, featuring plenty of action from the co-op side of things.  In the demo, players could team up to defend their home base from invading enemies on all sides, using their various tools of the trade, weapons and accessories alike, to their advantage as they got the jump on their adversaries.  This will be a huge part of the game when it ships later this month for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Throughout the history of video games, the oldest stereotype surrounding the industry has always been do violent video games affect player behavior and personality. It is a known fact that people who play games are exposed to more violence than the average consumer. From nuking entire civilization to obliterating players online, it’s has become more and more common now that games are more focus on squarely providing violent action. For this reason alone, parents have long held an underlining negative attitude towards the industry and those who stand by it, but is this criticism injustice or have developers gone to far? Should government step in?

When Trials HD came out a few years ago for Xbox Live Arcade, little did we know how much of a racing/strategic gem that RedLynx would end up creating.  The game has sold over two million units, with players logging in best racing times like crazy and yearning for more of the same.  Well, after a long, tedious wait, we finally have Ubisoft’s Trials Evolution, a game that follows a similar formula to the first game, but exceeds it in every category.  This, folks, is how you get a sequel made right.

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment is doing more than develop the 12-player multiplayer experience for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The studio is also heavily involved in the new Ghost Recon Network, which will serve as a virtual hub for gamers to connect to the game world while away from their console. The service including support for tablets and smartphones, as well as laptops and PCs. Rob Newn, head of the free online service, talks about what’s in store for gamers in this exclusive video interview below.

Ubisoft’s engaging gamers eager to play Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer early with its beta. Running April 19th through May 2nd on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the multiplayer beta will allow up to 12 simultaneous players to choose from three classes (Rifleman, Engineer and Scout) and experience the intense adversarial online action in two different modes – Conflict and Saboteur.

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army. Ubisoft Producer Alex Hutchinson talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview below.

National health care company Humana has extended its partnership with video game leader Ubisoft by offering rewards for healthy gaming. Through its wellness and loyalty solution, HumanaVitality, members are now able to seamlessly earn Vitality Points™ for exercising using Ubisoft’s fitness games, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved” and “Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012,” available exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox 360. This partnership marks the first time a fitness video game has been integrated with a health care solution in this way.

SAN FRANCISCO -- According to Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, “a good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” And that’s exactly how the game is being played in the thriving Ontario Technology Corridor, as evidenced by “hockey stick” expansions by companies including Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), Gameloft and Arkadium.

While the game developer was exploring the Italian Renaissance in its latest Assassin’s Creed games, Ubisoft had a team working for the last three years on the American Revolution-set Assassin’s Creed III. The first screenshots of the much-anticipated big game of 2012, which ships October 30, 2012, can be seen below.